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• Rick - Verified booking

  The Gables is a comfortable, home from home in the beautiful town of Castleton.

  It's the ideal base for exploring the Peak District, either on foot or via a short drive. The Gables has everything you require for a relaxing week away including a games room, a comfortable lounge, a well appointed kitchen and the best bit was the hot tub to soothe those aching legs after a day in the hills. The location was ideal, the shop is about 5m away, the coffee shop is next to the shop, and the bakery, selling delicious breads, cakes and pastries, is within a stones throw. There are 7 drinking establishments with most selling outstanding food, particularly the Castle who's steak pies are second to none. There are some negatives as there are with all rentals however they're not showstoppers. There is traffic noise but we only really noticed this at night with the windows opened. However, this should be seen as a trade off for being in a central location and not being in the middle of nowhere. The only other negatives were the shelves above the sinks (far too wide) and the poorly fitted toilet seats that slip to one side. Again when compared to the positives such as the wonderful welcome hamper, a jar of dog treats and a jar of sweets, these pale into insignificance. Lastly we did have a maintenance issue whilst we were there but Chris (whilst on holiday in Spain) arranged for Rich to carryout a speedy repair. I would not hesitate to stay here again and would thoroughly recommend The Gables to our family and friends.

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• Ms Simon - Verified booking

  This is a wonderful property for a family stay. Very spacious, comfortable and well equipped in the kitchen. My family and I spent a week here and had a wonderful time catching up with family and friends who lived nearby. The location is a short drive into Matlock; the walk into town is just over 30 minutes although I would recommend a taxi back due to the hills! The area is steeped in history and we were spoilt for choice in finding interesting things to do: Heights of Abraham; Chatsworth House; Peak District Mining Museum in Matlock; Cromford Mills; we even ventured to Alton Towers and Dovedale for a hike although the stepping stones were impassable due to flooding. We had also booked to see the Matlock illuminations but unfortunately this was also cancelled due to Storm Babet and the high water levels. We ate out a few times in Matlock - recommend Spice (Indian restaurant), Thai no1 and Buddy’s. The Remarkable Hare was our pub of choice. Back at the house, just 10 minutes down the Lane was a local pub which we also visited. Parking on the drive can be tricky due to the steepness, and I wouldn’t recommend this property if you have mobility issues for this reason, but for anyone else it’s a definite winner!

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Family stayed over Christmas.

  From the second we stepped into The Gables, it felt so homely. The facilities are amazing, we wanted for nothing during our stay! All 3 bedrooms were incredibly comfortable and cozy, all with their own en-suites which was a huge bonus. We had much fun in the games room playing pool mostly, this was brilliant as the weather was not on our side! The owners have thought of everything, from little Christmas gifts under the tree for us all including the dog, to all the added extras that you wouldn’t necessarily expect from a holiday rental. We didn’t use the hot tub as it rained pretty much the whole time, the tub is at the bottom of the garden with no cover which would be amazing in the summer but during winter months it felt a little off limits, but this didn’t detract from the amazing stay we had here. Castleton itself is beautiful. The location of the cottage is perfect and lots of walks had with the dog. We will definitely return. Thanks for making our stay so welcoming, we loved it!

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• Ms Lesley Mountain - Verified booking

  Lovely house, clean and nicely decorated and tasteful art. Fantastic views over the valley and along to High Tor and the Heights of Abraham. Well equipped, (good maps too) but we would have liked a cafetiere as we don't like the wastefulness of the Nespresso capsules. Also we always find that the pans in houses for 6 adults aren't big enough for cooking a full meal (or perhaps we just eat too much!). The beds were very comfortable. We felt it was a little mean for a property at this level to have left so little toilet roll, kitchen roll and firewood. Also it would have been handy to know where we could buy more firewood and kindling. Although it warmed up so we didn't need it! We didn't spot a CO2 monitor but guess there must be one somewhere. We loved having places to sit outside and were luck enough to be able to take advantage of them. Maybe there needs to be clearer instructions re where to leave bins for collection as one wasn't collected? Thanks though, we had a great holiday.

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• Ms Rachel Moll - Verified booking

  This a wonderful property - beautifully furnished and decorated, comfortable and well-equipped. The location is great - quiet and stunning views but only a short drive h to the town centre. It was a great size for five adults. We particularly enjoyed sitting on the deck and admiring the view in the evening sunshine. Some small feedback to pass back to the owner please: most importantly the ensuite shower in the main bedroom was quite temperamental and hard to get hot water from. Then two small suggestions - the main bathroom could do with a bath mat, we had to use a towel. finally the second bedroom needs more plug sockets - we had to make a choice between having a bedside light and charging a phone. These are all small matters though, overall we really enjoyed our stay, many thanks. Sorry for breaking some wine glasses - these all got broken in the dishwasher.

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